Knight with Wand

In the yard behind the blacksmith shop.

Old Brian listened quietly to his daughter telling the origins of the three Leons.

When he learned that the teenagers in front of him claimed to have traveled through the Forest of Nightmares, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Crossing his arms in thought, the old blacksmith looked at them back and forth again.

".Did you really cross the Nightmare Forest?"

"I don't know where the nightmare forest you are referring to is. If you are asking about the forest south of the village, that is indeed the case." Leon answered honestly and truthfully, and he could not change his mind at this time.

Old Brian looked at Leon seriously, as if to see whether the young man in front of him was telling lies.

After a long while, he said meaningfully: "If what you said is true, this journey must be very difficult."

"Father, the farmhouse in the farm is idle anyway. Renting it out for three dire will bring you some income. What do you think?" Olivia waited expectantly for her father to nod.

"Yes." Old Brian nodded silently, as if he agreed to her proposal.

The old blacksmith patted his daughter on the head: "It's up to you. You go to the farmhouse to help the guests clean up the house. I have something I want to talk to these young people who have come from afar."

"?" Olivia looked up, wondering, what else could be done in the vacant farmhouse?

Old Brian simply sent his daughter away with an inexplicable expression on her face.

When he looked at the three people in front of him again, his expression was serious and his tone suddenly changed.

"Excuse me for being rude, young people who have come from afar, I have to take back what I just said. I don't want to rent a house to you, and I hope you can leave Selva Village as soon as possible." Although there was an honorific in his words, his tone was But very tough.

"?" Leon and the other three looked at each other.

How come we had such a harmonious conversation just now, but as soon as Olivia left, this old man suddenly changed his attitude?

Even if Leon has a good temper, he will inevitably feel unhappy at this moment.

"What do you mean?"

Rohark was angered by this sudden change. The upright young man glared at the old guy in front of him: "If you don't welcome outsiders like us, why not just refuse? Your daughter invited us to rent a residence, and it's not us who asked for it. Yours, you promise and then drive people away. Is this how you Orlanders treat guests? "

"Lohark, calm down." Azarian quickly grabbed his grumpy partner.

Facing Rohark's anger, the old blacksmith's expression remained unchanged.

"I understand your dissatisfaction, but please also understand that Selva is just a small, remote place and cannot bear too many risks."

"What's the risk? Uncle, you might as well speak clearly." Leon frowned.

He didn't necessarily have to live in this village, but the other party suddenly used an excuse to send Olivia away and treated them so suddenly that it would be really unpleasant if he didn't give an explanation.

Brian Sr. narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, let's be clear. If you really didn't make up lies to deceive my silly daughter, then don't you know what it means to live through the Nightmare Forest? Or is it the story about the Cursed Land in the Kingdom of Serian? All extinct?"

Does the Kingdom of Orland also have legends similar to the Cursed Land?

Leon raised his eyebrows, he seemed to understand the other party's concerns.

"So you trust our experience and you know what's in that forest?"

"This has nothing to do with whether you believe it or not. I don't know what terrible things exist in the Cursed Land, but even if the lord's army enters the Nightmare Forest, there will be no return. I may not be able to imagine your experience."

The old blacksmith looked in the direction Olivia left and murmured: "Selva is just a fragile little village. It can't accommodate passers-by like you who are full of ominous and secrets. Just treat it as an old man's plea." OK. Please get out of here quickly."

"If you really don't know where to go." Old Brian looked at the weapons on the teenagers' waists and gave suggestions.

"Go northwest along the road at the head of the village. You can reach the nearby towns in about a day's journey. You are all strong and strong, and it looks like you have blood on your hands. In today's world, it must not be difficult to follow this path. Make a living on the lord's territory."

"Is this an ultimatum to expel us?" Leon asked calmly.

"Haha, I'm serious. I'm just an old blacksmith in the village. I don't have the power to forcefully drive away passers-by like you." Old Brian laughed dryly and shook his head.

"This is just the advice of a rude old man. However, although I don't want you to stay here for a long time, this small village does not have room for travelers passing by to rest for a moment. As long as you promise to leave as soon as possible in these few days ”

At the entrance of the village, Lohak kicked a stone on the roadside with a look of displeasure: "Ah~ I really want to punch that old guy, as if we care so much about staying in this poor village. If it hadn't been for the girl's suggestion, Why should I bear his cold face?"

"After all, it's a foreign country, so it's normal to meet some xenophobic villagers." Azarian patted him on the shoulder.

"Stop complaining, just walk around and look for a suitable place to camp before it gets dark." Leon didn't really care about what happened just now.

Anyway, if they didn't know Olivia, they would have only planned to camp near the village, but now their plan has just returned to the original point.

Just as they walked out of the village, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind the three of them.

".~Hey~wait a minute~! Leon——."

Everyone turned around and saw Olivia waving from behind, calling her and running after her eagerly.

"What's she doing here again? Hasn't she tricked us enough?" Lohak twitched the corners of his mouth in anger.

"Okay, it's not like Olivia wants to drive us away." Azarian laughed at his partner's childishness.

Leon turned back and stopped, waiting for a moment. After all, in his previous life, he was a social animal with a fast pace. Naturally, he was not as childish as Rohark to express his anger for no reason.

What's more, everyone understands that at least this girl has good intentions, but her father has more things to worry about.

Olivia quickly caught up with everyone, and her emerald green eyes were full of annoyance. She almost didn't take a breath. The girl pressed her skirt with her hands, lowered her head deeply, and solemnly addressed the three of them before Leon could speak. bending down to apologize.

"I just came back from the farmhouse and found out that my father suddenly changed his mind. It's really, really true! I'm very sorry to everyone!"

Leon shrugged indifferently.

"It's nothing. Your father has thought very wisely. If it were me, he would not dare to invite strangers of unknown origin to our family."

"Despite this, I still blame me for making a promise to you without considering my father's attitude. If you are still angry, just scold me."

Olivia raised her head, her expression looked very guilty, and even her beautiful blond hair seemed to be dimmer at the moment.

"Actually, my father is not usually such a rude person. He used to be very reasonable and willing to help others. Maybe... maybe it's because the world has been so chaotic recently that he became a little suspicious and anxious."

Lohak scratched his head on the side, feeling that the old guy was really not a warm-hearted person, but the girl in front of him was talking about this, and he couldn't help but hold on to his little belly.

Leon looked up at the sky and asked, "That's it. We accept your apology. Is there anything else? It's getting dark, and we have to find a suitable camping place."

Olivia nodded with an embarrassed expression: "That's exactly why I'm here. To make up for my mistake, please let me take you to a place. Although it's not a normal accommodation, it's certainly no problem to shelter from the wind and rain. ”

From now on, I will try to update twice a day regularly, once at 0:00 and once at 12 noon. Oops, I still have to go to work. I feel like I am going to die suddenly.